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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our neighbor is a bit obsessed with one particular top college for her DD, and has been for years. Starting the summer before her DD’s sophomore year in highschool, she signed her up for pre college summer courses at said school[/quote]
If the girl didn't do the pre-summer courses at the school, what would she have done? I'd bet there would have been appropriate intellectual summer activities regardless. So the girl went to this one. Did she hate it? I'd say 'no' given she applied ED.

[quote=Anonymous], and continued to find what I now perceive to be smart ways to build a case of genuine interest. Finally, said school announced they were opening a new film department and the DD targeted her extracurricular towards demonstrating an interest in film and, you guessed it, she specifically targeted that major in her application essays.[/quote]
Was the girl railroaded into film when she really wanted to be a math major? Or is this an interest she had and suddenly there was a natural fit? If the girl is legitimately interested in film, no harm here.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]In my opinion, this girl stood out for interest over the years and by applying to a new program for which the school wanted to build its reputation and fill its seats. Now, with results out this past week (she was accepted ED) I started looking at my neighbor as brilliant and wished my brain worked this way and that I had provided more strategic guidance to my DD who was going through the process at the same time. I am kicking myself. Am I the only one that didn’t get on this train early enough?[/quote]
This story really comes down to what the daughter wants. OP, did she come across as a girl without a sense of what she wants to do? Or was she always interested in film and was thankful for Mom's help?[/quote]

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